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BrakesPart report

2007 Toyota Prius Brakes Problems

Complaints
331about this part
Share
17%of 2,004 total for the year
Median mileage
43,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 331 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Toyota Prius, 17% of the 2,004 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,000 miles. 52 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I own a Toyota Prius 2007 and I experiencing brakes not engaging as they should when applied. I notice my ABS vsc brake lights are on my dashboard. I took it in to a shop and was told I have a bad ABS actuator. I researched it on the recall list and it was listed but expired in dec 2017. Toyota should fix this problem. This was a known problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11377408, filed 2020-12, 5 miles

“I was driving at a slow speed under 5mph and simultaneously the brakes became very hard, the warning lights came on and a very long high pitched beep came on. It was a catastrophic failure. My dealer checked and the brake actuator failed and the car is not drivable. The fix is over $2000. The car has only 118,000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11320079, filed 2020-04, 118,000 miles

“I have a Toyota Prius 2007, 283950 miles , safety recall zg1 ended on dec2017. The symptoms on this recall is not contstant before in my car, but now it stays on all the time . The brake actuator is making a lot of noise, I'm afraid it's going to fail on me when I needed it the most . Can you recommend Toyota to extend it some more ?”

NHTSA complaint #11174944, filed 2019-02, 283,000 miles

“Car rolls away when placed in park and ignition off. Noticed multiple times. Video as well. Vehicle was parked, ignition off and key are out. I locked and car, came back to load it and leaned against the car. The cr just started to roll down the street. I recorded video. Then I turned on the car, the parking brake engages properly.”

NHTSA complaint #11254853, filed 2019-09, 130,000 miles

“My car has only 65,000 miles on it and the ABS actuator has failed. Before getting it repaired, there were many instances when the braking power was significantly reduced. This is clearly a safety issue that Toyota is aware of, but not willing to repair. I am shocked that there has been no recall.”

NHTSA complaint #11399844, filed 2021-03, 65,000 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025213%
202427%
2023210%
2022521%
2021117%
2020429%
20191137%
2018411%
20171415%
20162013%
20159356%
201410349%
201324258%
201220047%
201127853%
20101,94569%
200919940%
200839026%
200733117%
200621015%
200528227%
20047612%
20031616%
20022012%
20011610%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Prius

Exterior lighting
1,060 complaintsElectrical system
248 complaintsBody and structure
184 complaintsVehicle speed control
124 complaintsOther or unknown
105 complaintsAir bags
50 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
42 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
41 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsElectronic stability control
34 complaintsSteering
34 complaintsFuel system
28 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Prius

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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